How to make Windows Photogallery default viewer

[Neil Howie]

If I click a .jpg in Vista, it won't open when Windows Photo gallery is
the default viewer. Ok with other programs and WPG works fine otherwise.
Wish I still had XP fax viewer...

 

[John Inzer]

If I click a .jpg in Vista, it won't open when Windows Photo gallery
is the default viewer. Ok with other programs and WPG works fine
otherwise. Wish I still had XP fax viewer...

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Maybe the following article will be useful:

Windows Vista -
Double clicking an image opens
Windows Photo Gallery without
Previewing the image
http://tinyurl.com/6ferwq
or...
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/d...s-photo-gallery-without-previewing-the-image/


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[Neil Howie]

Sorry, doesn't work. Windows gallery refuses to open.

 

[John Inzer]

Sorry, doesn't work. Windows gallery refuses to open.

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If Windows Photo Gallery will not open the
following article may be worth a look:

(944221) Windows Live Photo Gallery stops
responding or will not start
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944221/en-us



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[Neil Howie]

Thanks. I saw that one before but since gallery does start manually, I
passed it by. However, I'll try rebuilding the database - can't do any
harm!

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks. I saw that one before but since gallery does start manually, I
passed it by. However, I'll try rebuilding the database - can't do any
harm!

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Let us know if you find the fix.

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[Neil Howie]

Nope, that didn't work either. Maybe there's a difference between Photo
Gallery and Live Photo Gallery?

 

[John Inzer]

Nope, that didn't work either. Maybe there's a difference between
Photo Gallery and Live Photo Gallery?

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The article applies to both...
Photo Gallery is included with the install of Vista.
Live Photo Gallery is a later version that installs
separately but still uses the .pd4 database. The
newest beta version of Live Photo Gallery uses
..pd5.

Maybe if you use the following utility to reset the
associations to original defaults...

File association fixes for Windows Vista
http://tinyurl.com/2xsewp
or...
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html

And then...use the instructions in the following article:

Windows Vista -
How to Associate a File Extension
Type With a Program in Vista
http://tinyurl.com/6janr9
or...
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/69758-default-programs.html
(try Method One and Method Two)

Good luck.

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Digital Media Experience

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[Neil Howie]

Thanks but we tried these at the beginning of the thread. Could the
problem be that the default command is not "Open" but "Preview"?

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks but we tried these at the beginning of the thread. Could the
problem be that the default command is not "Open" but "Preview"?

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Sorry...but I have no more ideas.

If you find the fix please share it with this newsgroup.

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Digital Media Experience

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